Trackable QR code generator — know who scanned, when and where

A QR code is only trackable if it redirects

There are two kinds of QR code and only one of them can be measured. A static code has the destination baked into the black-and-white pattern; the phone reads the URL and goes straight there, so nothing ever touches a server you own and there is nothing to count.

A trackable code encodes a short redirect instead. The phone opens that redirect, we record the scan, and the visitor lands on your page a fraction of a second later. That single hop is what makes scan counts, device splits and location data possible — and it is also what lets you change the destination after the poster is printed.

Every code this generator makes is the second kind. There is no separate “tracking” upgrade to buy and no pixel to install on your own site. If you want the mechanics in more depth, static vs dynamic QR codes covers the trade-off properly.

How to make one

Four steps, no design file required.

Need hundreds at once rather than one? Bulk generation builds them from a CSV in a single pass on Pro and Business.

The destination stays editable

This is the part that pays for itself. Because the printed pattern points at a redirect rather than at your landing page, you can repoint it whenever you like — to a new campaign, a sold-out notice, a different language, a replacement PDF — and every copy already in the world follows immediately.

The scan history follows too. Editing a destination does not reset the counter, so a code on a product box can run for years across half a dozen campaigns and still show you one continuous record.

Codes stay live for as long as the subscription does, and we never deactivate a code that is already printed to push you onto a bigger plan. Do QR codes expire? explains exactly what can and cannot stop one working.

Beyond the scan count